The Portland daily press., 1887-02-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
List of Fishing Vessels Oppressed by
the Canadian Government.
The Case of Schooner Eliza A.Thomes
of Portland.
A Hot Contest for the Possession of
the Lewiston Post office.
The state Department Strongly
Favors the House Fisheries Bill.
The House Committee Adopts Mr..
Dingley's Bill on Sea Fishing.
Especial to the Press.)

Especial to the Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. H.
A communication has been presented in
the Senate by Senator Edmunds giving a
supplementary list of vessels which have
been Inconvenience in their fishing oper-
ations by the Canadian authorities during
the past season. From this statement it ap-
pears that in addition to those already re-
ported by Secretary Bayard there are sixty
seven others which have so suffered. The
greater part of these are Maine vessels and
the following is list of the vessels with
their home ports: Schooners Eliza A.
Thomes, Portland; Christina Ellsworth,
Eastport; Bertha ID. Nickerson, Boothbay;
Helen F. TTedick, Cape Porpoise; Zepher,
Eastport; Abdon Keene, Bremen; William
Keene, Portland; John Nye, Swans Island;
Gertie May, Portland; Margaret S. Smith,
Portland; Elsie NJ. Smith, Portland; Fannie
A. Squirting, Portland; Carleton Bell, Booth
bay; Abbie NJ Deering, Portland; Cora
Louisa, Boothbay. Ellen Dale, North Haven;
Charles Haskell, North Haven; Willie Park
man, North Haven; D. d. Gayer, Portland;
Good Templar, Portland; Cynosure. Booth
bay; Naiad, Lubec; Lottie Z. Hopkins,
Vinal Haven; Sir Knight, Southport, Uncle
Joe, Southport; Willie G., Southport; Lady
Elgin, Southport; John III. Kennedy, Port
land; Ripley Ropes. Southport; Jennie Arm
strong, Southport; Vanguard, Southport;
Electric Flash, North Haven; Daniel Sim
mons, Swans Island, and sloop B. b. r. of
Eastport.
The chief inconvenience suffered was
from the refusal of the Canadian authorities
to allow the vessels to buy provisions, wood,
&c, or to land for any purpose, even in stress
Of weather. The case Of the first mentioned
schooner, the Eliza A. Thomes of Portland
in particularly hard. The report is as fol-
lows:
ELIZA A. Thomes Schooner, Portland
Me. E. S. Bibbs, master. Wrecked on Nova
Scotia shore, and unable to obtain assistance.
Crew not permitted to land or to save any
thing until permission was receive from
captain of cutter. Canadian officials placed
guard over fish saved, and everything saved
from wreck narrowly escaped confscation
From statesment of c. ID. Thomes, owner,
Portland, Me-"
The John Fl. Kennedy was charged SIG
light house dues at Newfoundland port,
which her owners refused to pay as excessive.
The Lewiston post Office remains in much
the same condition that it has been for the
last week. No one can tell what is to be the
outcome. w. Fl. Clifford has gone home con-
fdent Greenleaf is to be appointed, and Col.
0sgood left equally sure that Walker is the
coming man. F. A. Conant has also gone
home. Ex-Mayor Walker and his lieutenant
d. j. Callahan. are still on the ground. 1t is
understood that Conant's cause has been
considerably strengthened recently, but it is
not considered probable that he will be sue
cessfuL An appointment is certain to be
made within next week, perhaps tomorrow,
but he would be rash man who would VEN
ture to predict which of the various candi-
dates will secure the prize.
Petitions Presented.
Senator Hale to-day presented a petition
of the Garryamen Club protesting against
the notification of the extradition treaty with
Great Britain and of the American Library
Association praying that library books be
carried through the mails as second class
matter.
Preparing for Navy.
A bill introduced by Senator Cameron to-
day for the increase Of naval establishment,
authorizes the President to have constructed
by contract, ten protected steel cruisers with
such armament for each as the navy depart
ment may deem suitable, each vessel to have
maximum speedsof 20 knots under test and
condition imposed by the navy department
before being accepted by the government.
The aggregate cost of all the cruisers exclu-
sive of armament is not to exceed $15,000,000
for appropriation, of which sum the bill pro-
vides:
Section 2 provides that in construction of the
vessels all OF the provisions of the act OF August
B. 1886, ''to increase the naval establishment as
to material for vessels their engines, boilers and
machinery, contracts under which they are built,
notice OF and proposals for same, plans drawings
and specifications and method Of executing con-
tracts, shall be observed and followed, and YES
sells built in compliance with the terms OF the act
so far as they relate to vessels constructed under
contract"
Section 3 provides that in case either of the yes
sells on trial shall display speed greater than 20
knots, bonus shall be paid TO the contractor Of
100000 for the first knot in excess of 20, and
OF $3.50, 900 for the second knot in excess OF the
requirements, and of 100000 for each additional
knot beyond the requirements For the purpose
OF this section S2,oO0,0OO, or so much as may be
necessary, is appropriated.
Secrien appropriates S4 1000, 900 for the arma-
ment of vessels provided for in this act.
The companion bill introduced by Senator
Hale provides that for the purpose of in
creasing the naval establishment the follow
ins sums of money are appropriated, to be
expended by the President in exercise of his
discretion, upon plans and specifications to
be furnished by the navy department: For
construction of heavily armored vessels, or
armored floating batteries, or rams, to be
used for coast and harbor defences, S10,000,-
600; for the construction of light draught
gun boats, suitable for interior waters, ways
and canal service, $1,200,000: for the con-
struction of torpedo boats of the highest at
tainable speed and efficiency, 100000; for
torpedo and torpedo appliances to be operat-
ed from naval vessels, floating batteries, or
rams, 100000. 1t is provided that gun boats
and torpedo boats authorized to be construct
ed by the act shall be completed and tested
within II months from the signing Of the
contract for their construction.
Must Resign at Once.
1t is claimed that the acceptance Of the
offices of president and vice president of the
new bank in New York by Messrs. Manning
and Jordan respectively, will require both to
vacate their offices here at once on account
of the provisions of section 243 of the Revis-
ed Statutes which forbid the Secretary of the
Treasury or the Treasurer of the United
States from being directly or indirectly con-
cerned in the purchase or disposal Of any
public securities Of any State or Of the
United States.
The House Fishery Bill.
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